July 2025

Child Care and Preschool

Preschool Budget

(In Millions)

  2023-24 Revised 2024-25 Revised 2025-26 Enacted Change from 2024-25
  Amount Percent
Expenditures          
Preschool Programs          
Transitional Kindergartena $2,104 $2,615 $4,128 $1,513 57.9%
State Preschoolb 2,567 2,173 2,806 633 29.1%
Preschool QRIS Grant 50 50 50 — —
Subtotals ($4,721) ($4,838) ($6,984) ($2,146) (44.4%)
Other Support $32 $19 $1 -$18 -94.5%
Totals $4,753 $4,857 $6,985 $2,128 43.8%
Funding          
Proposition 98 General Fund $3,784 $3,992 $5,963 $1,971 49.4%
Non-Proposition 98 General Fund 916 865 1,022 157 18.2%
Federal One-time COVID-19 Relief 54 — — — —
           
a Reflects LAO estimates.          
b Includes up to $5 million each year used for a family literacy program offered at certain State Preschool sites.
QRIS = Quality Rating and Improvement System.